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knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after
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could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to player illness. Reigning champions
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were knocked out in the first round by neighbours Renton, becoming the first club not to make at least two successful defences of their title since its inception (Queen's Park and Vale of Leven each won three in a row, then Queen's Park won three more) and beginning a contrasting sequence whereby the winners changed each season for the next 13 years, until
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retained the trophy in
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Calendar

*Edinburgh University were given a bye to the third round. *Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay. ;Notes


Teams

All 132 teams entered the competition in the first round.


First round


Matches


Glasgow and district

Cowlairs received a bye to the second round.


Renfrewshire district


Ayrshire district


Dunbartonshire district


Lanarkshire district

Vale of Avon received a bye to the second round.


Stirlingshire district


Edinburghshire district

Newcastleton received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.


Northern Counties

Coupar Angus received a bye to the second round.


Perthshire district


Southern Counties

Drumlanrig Rangers received a bye to the second round.


Replays


Dunbartonshire district


Lanarkshire district


Edinburghshire district


Northern Counties


Southern Counties

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Second round


Matches


Glasgow and District


Renfrewshire district

Morton received a bye to the third round.


Ayrshire district

Cumnock received a bye to the third round.


Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district

Vale of Leven received a bye to the third round.


Lanarkshire district

Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.


Edinburghshire district

St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.


Perthshire and Northern Counties


Southern Counties


Replay


Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district

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Third round


Matches


Perthshire and Northern Counties

Dunblane received a bye to the fourth round.


Glasgow, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire district

Pollokshields Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.


Edinburgh and Lanarkshire district

Edinburgh University and Royal Albert received a bye to the fourth round.


Southern Counties


Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district


Replays


Perthshire and Northern Counties


Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

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Fourth round

Arthurlie received a bye to the fifth round.


Matches

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Fifth round

Battlefield, Cambuslang, Cartvale, Hibernian and Queen's Park received a bye to the quarter-finals.


Matches


Replay

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Quarter-finals


Matches

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Semi-finals


Matches

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Final

Vale of Leven did not appear for the final in protest after a request made on the Wednesday before the match was due to take place for a postponement due to bereavement, illness and injury had been refused by the Scottish FA.


See also

* 1883–84 in Scottish football


References


External links


Season 1883-84 Queen’s Park
esults list The Beautiful Dribbling Game
Scottish Cup 1883/84
RSSSF
Scottish Football Archive 1883–84
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